the u.s. consulate in benghazi was attacked twice before the 9/11 fatal assault. in fact, in august, and repeatedly, security officials there asked for more security and said they felt they were vulnerable and the situation was so dangerous the british diplomats and the red cross pulled out of benghazi. did the president know about that? >> all i can tell you is the president is fully committed to the safety of his diplomats. he knew the ambassador and was invested if his work there. obviously, any steps we needed to take we would have wanted to take. i'm not in the white house or privy to the decisions but i can tell you this: this president is 100 percent committed to the people he sends overseas personally to represent this country. he is the one who met the coffins when they came him. any suggestion that he would not sake the next steps to protect them, that is just nonsense. >>chris: david, i understand you are not in the white house anymore but you did prepare the president and the vice president for safer debates where libya came up in one debate and the vi